Item 8: Ordinance Establishing Chambers Special Area Zone

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ATTACHMENT A 09/16/05 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CHAMBERS SPECIAL AREA ZONE; AMENDING SECTIONS 9.0500, 9.1030, 9.8030, AND 9.8865 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; ADDING SECTIONS 9.3050 TO 9.3065 TO THAT CODE; AMENDING THE EUGENE ZONING MAP; ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOllOWS: Section 1. The definitions of "Alley Access Lot/Parcel" and "Lot Coverage" in Section 9.0500 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended, and a definition of "Dormer: is added in alphabetical order therein, to provide: 9.0500 Definitions. As used in this land u~e code, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words and phrases mean: Alley Access lot/Parcel. A lot or parcel abutting an alley and not abutting a street and created from the rear portion of an existing lot or parcel. For purposes of EC 9.3050 through 9.3065, an alley access lot or parcel is one that abuts an alley but does not abut a street. Dormer. A window or ventilation opening set vertically on a sloping roof. The dormer has its own roof, which may be flat, arched, or sloped. A dormer mayor may not have its own sidewalls. Lot Coverage. That portion of a lot which, when viewed directly from above, would be covered by a building or structure, or any part thereof, except [ooy area covered by a building or structure 't/here 50 percent or more of the perimeter of the building or strwcture is open from grade] that the following structures or parts of structures shall themselves not be included in calculating lot coverage: (A) Any part of a structure without a roof. (B) Roof eaves. (e) Carports, porches, and balconies that are open at least 50 percent of their respective perimeter. The percentage calculation for adjacent carports, porches, and balconies that are separated by a common wall shall be determined individually for each carport, porch, or balcony. Ordinance - 1